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The KEYone is available as an unlocked phone, and that’s probably how most BlackBerry fans will buy it. However, there’s a Sprint version, too. Owners of the Sprint version recently reported an aggravating battle with bloatware, which was constantly reinstalling itself on the phone. Sprint has now confirmed this is a bug, and it’ll be fixed soon.

According to multiple accounts from KEYone owners, the SprintID app is frequently waking up and checking for the presence of pre-installed apps like Amazon, Audible, Facebook Messenger, and Lookout.

Earlier today in Barcelona, Spain, at about 5 PM local time, a white van deliberately drove though one of the city’s most popular boulevards. This horrible tragedy killed somewhere around 13 people (there are conflicting reports), and has been labelled a terrorist attack by the local police. In response to this event, both AT&T and Sprint are waiving all fees to calling from the United States to Spain.

AT&T said in a statement, “Our thoughts are with the people of Barcelona and our customers who have friends and family there.” The carrier will waive all charges (or apply credits) for calling to Barcelona (seemingly not to the rest of Spain) between today and August 19.

Instant Apps were first announced over a year ago at Google I/O 2016. Put simply, when tapping on search results from a supported site, a minimal version of the site’s app would quickly install and immediately display the content. For example, tapping…

Google Assistant may be over a year old now, but it still only supports a select number of languages in a few countries. Back in May at Google I/O, it was announced that Assistant would support four more languages, including Brazilian-Portuguese, by t…

Watermarks are the most common way to prevent images from being used without licensing, but they’re not nearly as potent as you’d imagine. Research at Google recently published a paper called “On the Effectiveness of Visual Watermarks” regarding how e…

One of the big advancements in Android O will be support for the new Project Treble system framework. This modular approach to Android could accelerate the update process and ensure devices are supported for longer. However, we’ve been hearing that Treble would only work on new devices that ship with Android O. The exception to that being the 2016 Pixels. Google engineers revealed on a podcast today that some other devices could get Treble in an update, too.

YouTube TV continues to grow. Ever since it was announced, the live television service has expanded further across the U.S. Today, 14 new markets (which altogether cover a ton of people) will have a chance to hop on board the steadily increasing expan…

There’s no nice way to say this, ASUS has a history bloated software and taking too much time with updates. I imported and owned the monstrous (and glorious) Zenfone 3 Ultra and my only real complaints with the device were the amount of pre-installed garbage and how slowly it got the Nougat update. It took me a full hour when I was setting up the device to turn off all the duplicate features and applications.

According to Android Police, ASUS will be rectifying that. With its ZenUI 4.0 — launching with the Zenfone 4 series and coming later to the Zenfone 3 series — Asus will be cutting down on pre-installed applications significantly. ZenUI 3.5 currently includes 35 pre-installed applications, while ZenUI 4.0 will only include 13. The company also states certain apps will get some percentage faster but did not quantify those measurements.

ASUS also confirmed the entire Zenfone 3 and Zenfone 4 series would be u…

IFA is always one of the biggest tech conferences of the year, and we’re expecting nothing less than an onslaught this time around.

IFA is approaching its 100th birthday, but the Berlin-based trade show still manages to pull in the biggest names in consumer electronics, which in more recent years means the biggest names in smartphones.

Almost every major Android manufacturer has some sort of keynote at the event, with big names like Samsung, Huawei and LG launching high profile products in the past few years. It also serves as a great launch point for accessories, wearables and more from the big names.

Here’s what to expect from IFA 2017.

LG — LG V30

The highlight of IFA 2017 should be the LG V30, which is poised to take the best parts of last year’s V20 and this year’s well-received G6 and combine them into a powerful smartphone for enthusiasts.

We know quite a lot about the V30 already thanks to LG’s agreeable policy of pre-announcing many of its phones’ hardware …

Our friends at Thrifter are back again, this time with a $15 discount on Smart plugs

Smart plugs are a great addition to any house. If you don’t have any smart home equipment and want to get started, these plugs are one of the best purchases that you can make. Amazon currently has a 2-pack of TP-Link smart plugs priced at just $39.99 when you use the coupon code 15SMARTKIT at checkout. For two of them you’d normally pay around $55, so this is a $15 savings, bringing the cost per unit down to $20 each.

Works with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant for voice controlRemote Access: Control devices connected to the Smart Plug wherever you have Internet using the free Kasa app on your smartphoneTurn electronics on or off from anywhere with your tablet or smartphone using the free Kasa app (Compatible w/ Android 4.1 or higher & iOS8 or higher)Use Away-Mode to turn devices on and off at different times to give the appearance that someone is home while you are awayEasy to use and ins…